File for prescriptions



(No Model.)-

' A. H. 000K, Jr.

FILE FOR PRESGRIPT IONS.

No. 604,108. Patented May 17, 1898.

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' accompanying drawings, and the letters of NITED TATES ALFRED 11. 000K,JR,

OF J OLIET, ILLINOIS.

FILE FOR PRESCRIPTIONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,108, dated May 17,1898.

Application filed December 18, 1897. Serial No. 661,641. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED II. COOK, J12, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Joliet, in the county of Will and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Files forPrescriptions, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the reference thereon, forming a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a front perspective view of thefile, showing how prescriptions may be placed thereon. Fig. 2 is a sideview of the file,showprescriptions placed thereon and showing how theymay be turned back on themselves and showing the point of the partcarrying the prescriptions extending to pass the body of the fileslightly to prevent the prescriptions from becoming detached from thefile. Fig. 3 is a back View of the file, showing the loops for carryingprescriptions turned laterally from each other, so their points mayextend slightly beyond the body and not be in contact therewith. Fig. 4is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of thearrow, taken on line 1.

This invention relates to certain improvements in prescription-files fordruggists use and constructed of one piece of wire, which improvementsare fully set forth and explained in the following specification andclaim.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body of the file, formed tobe substantially V-shaped and having its two extremities or legs E bentbackward, so as to form substantially a rectangular receptacle forprescriptions B and having the pointed ends D arranged to slightly passthe body A at its outer sides and extend a trifle beyond the line of thebody, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4:. Such extension of the points Dbeyond the line of the body A prevents the prescriptions from fallingout of their receptacle, and the lateral extension of said points issuch as to leave a space between them and the body and renders it easyto place the prescriptions on their hooked receptacles.

Fig. 4: shows more particularly the position of the points D withrelation to the body A and shows how a prescription is placed on thefile, its outer edges beingturned down a trifle,

so as to pass under the points D, and when in proper position turnedupward, so as to come in contact with said points and be perforatedthereby and moved along to the positions in their receptacles, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2 particularly.

By means of turning the points D laterally from the body A, as shown inFig. 3 more particularly, the bodies E of the hooked re-' ceptacles aremade to be parallel with each other, so as to prevent crimping of theprescription after it is placed on the file.

This file may be made of wire or any other suitable material and of anyvaried form, but not so as to depart from the construction substantiallyas shown.

In use the file is intended to carry prescriptions placed thereon in theorder in which they may come in, as it may lay on theprescriptioncase,and whenever it may be desired to refer to anyprescription thereon they may be turned backward on themselves, as isshown in broken lines in Fig. 1 and in full lines in Fig. 2, until thedesired one is found, the position of the points D, passing beyond theline of the body A of the file, as shown particularly in Fig. 2,preventing the prescriptions from becoming disengaged from the file, thewhole forming a very neat, durable, and effective file for the purposeintended. This file may be used as well for filing any other articles aswell as prescriptions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

The prescription-file shown and described consisting of a single pieceof wire bent to form substantially a V-shaped body, and having itsextremities or arms terminating in needle-points D, and bent backwardtoward said body so as toform loops E for holding prescriptions, saidneedle-points D being extended slightly beyond the line of said body andturned laterally from each other to be out of line with said body andleavea passage for the insertion of prescriptions, and so said loops orprescription-receptacles will be substantially parallel with each othersubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ALFRED H. COOK, JR.

Witnesses:

THos. H. HUTOHINS, HERBERT OowELL.

